Dornbirn district

location
Basic data
state	Vorarlberg
NUTS III region	AT-342
Administrative headquarters	Dornbirn
surface	172 km²
Residents	89,912 (January 1, 2020)
License Plate	DO
District Commission
District Captain	Helgar Wurzer
website	Website of the BH Dornbirn
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The Dornbirn district is an administrative district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg . The district authority is based in Dornbirn .

With an area of 120.83 km² , the municipality of Dornbirns takes up around 70%, Lustenaus around 13% (29.19 km²) and the Hohenems municipality around 17% (22.25 km²) of the total area of the district (172.27 km²) .

In the north and east the district borders on the Bregenz district , in the south on the Feldkirch district and in the west on Switzerland . The boundaries of the district run from the state border in the Rhine along the Dornbirner Ach and the various municipal boundaries.

The Dornbirn district is the most densely populated district in Austria and the smallest in terms of area, with the exception of the statutory cities .

history

The Dornbirn district is a relatively young administrative district, it was only split off from the Feldkirch administrative district in 1969 .

administration

The Dornbirn district is divided into three communities , including two municipalities and a market town. This means that the district includes the largest market town in Austria, Lustenau, the largest town in Vorarlberg, Dornbirn, and the youngest town in the state, Hohenems.

The Dornbirn district is congruent with the Dornbirn judicial district and is therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the Dornbirn District Court and the Feldkirch Regional Court .

Communities

The population figures are from January 1st, 2020.

local community	Ew	km²	Ew / km²	Judicial district	region	Type	photo	Metadata
Dornbirn	49,872	120.83	413	Dornbirn	Rhine Valley	urban community	Yes	According to code: 80301
Hohenems	16,731	29.19	573	Dornbirn	Rhine Valley	urban community	Yes	According to code: 80302
Lustenau	23,309	22.25	1048	Dornbirn	Rhine Valley	market community	Yes	According to code: 80303